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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Just
Hello.What does just mean in:" I just couldn't get up on the stage"(taken from http://www.english-test.net/lessons/52/index.html )?
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) rather than a physical reason he can't get on the stage. It also implies that the decision not to go on the stage was made at the last moment.
- ) rather than a physical reason he can't get on the stage.
- It also implies that the decision not to go on the stage was made at the last moment.
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In this context, it strongly implies that it is a mental reason (fear?) rather than a physical reason he can't get on the stage. It also implies that the decision not to go on the stage was made at the last moment.
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What about this one:
"[Black] is just dying to eat the White **** at a2."(from Play Winning Chess)?
"[Black] is just dying to eat the White **** at a2."(from Play Winning Chess)?
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